The new La-Z-Boy World Headquarters has been recognized as an "Outstanding Project of 2015" by the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) magazine.
Awards were presented this week at CAM's 130th annual meeting.

The 200,000-square-foot La-Z-Boy corporate office was completed in March 2015 in partnership with design/build contractor Rudolph/Libbe Inc. of the Rudolph Libbe Group and The Collaborative Inc. design firm.

Built to the latest energy-efficient standards, the LEED® Silver-certified building features a three-story, glassed-in lobby with an oak savannah view and natural lighting. The building occupies about 40 acres of a total 120. The remaining 80 acres, which include an endangered oak savanna ecosystem, have been left untouched as a nature preserve.

About La-Z-Boy
Headquartered in Monroe, Mich., La-Z-Boy has been producing some of the world's most comfortable furniture for 88 years. The company manufactures a full line of comfortable products for the living room and family room, including the company's world-famous recliners, reclining sofas and love seats, sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as well as stationary sofas, love seats and chairs. It is a division of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), one of the world's leading residential furniture producers, manufacturing furniture for every room of the home. "Live Life Comfortably."

About Rudolph Libbe Inc.
Rudolph Libbe Inc. is a nationally ranked master builder offering a full range of project delivery methods, including general contracting, design-build and construction management. With the region's largest self-perform workforce, Rudolph Libbe directly employs a team of experienced craftspeople from all major construction trades to maintain the highest standards for quality, schedule and safety. Markets served include automotive, commercial/retail, educational, food processing, government/institutional, healthcare, hospitality/recreation, industrial/manufacturing, metals, power/petrochemical, warehouse/distribution and worship.

Rudolph Libbe Inc. is part of the Rudolph Libbe Group, which also includes GEM Inc., GEM Energy, Lehman Daman and Rudolph Libbe Properties, a full-service team of companies that provides customized building solutions together and independently. The Rudolph Libbe Group is a single source of comprehensive construction services ranging from site selection and financing, through all aspects of construction to ongoing maintenance.

About The Collaborative, Inc.
The Collaborative is a 45-person multi-disciplined firm, encompassing Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Planning and Graphic Design. Founded in Toledo, Ohio in 1973, with an additional office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The Collaborative serves the educational, corporate and recreational markets. To find out more please visit www.thecollaborativeinc.com

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